Scholars increasingly turned to the arts, the study of which was considered a path to the cultivation of the moral self.
The unique position occupied by the scholar elite in Chinese society has led historians
Toulouse-Lautrec’s posters advertising Parisian cabarets such as the Moulin Rouge led
The movement Luther initiated spread and grew in popularity—especially in Northern Europe, though reaction to the protests against the church varied from country to country.
It expressed an alternate vision of Christian practice, and led to the creation and
The Achaemenid Persian empire was the largest that the ancient world had seen, extending from Anatolia and Egypt across western Asia to northern India and Central Asia.
Xerxes led his sea and land forces against Greece in 480 B.C., defeating the Spartans
The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy.
filled with performances, storytelling, interactive gallery activities, and artist-led
On Friday, January 5, 2018, the Department of Textile Conservation hosted its Winter 2018 Colloquium, „Recent Presentations and Research.“
The current staff, led expertly by Janina Poskrobko, takes an object-centered approach
Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez, the most admired—perhaps the greatest—European painter who ever lived, possessed a miraculous gift for conveying a sense of truth.
(1605–1665), King of Spain [( 14.40.639)] of the following year); its success led
The Artist: Nicholas Hilliard, the son of Richard Hilliard, an Exeter goldsmith, made his earliest known miniatures in 1560. He served his apprenticeship as a goldsmith, beginning in 1562 with Robert Brandon, whose daughter Alice he was to marry in 1576
favor with Elizabeth I (1533–1603) from 1572, but her slowness in making payments led
By 1905, approximately 4,400 objects formed the nucleus of a collection of ancient Egyptian art at The Met.
Norman de Garis Davies led a gifted staff that included his wife, Nina de Garis Davies
The art of the third millennium B.C. reflects not only the extraordinary developments in the cities of the Near Eastern heartland but also their interaction with contemporary civilizations to the east and west.
The growth of cities and powerful ruling families led to a demand for luxury items
